The U.S. surgeon general put dentistry on notice in 2001 with a critical report that laid bare the dismal state of dental health care for

“See you in six months!” That standard farewell, heard every day in most American dental offices, is starting to fade. Swayed by the research, a

Americans love gadgets, so it’s no surprise that power toothbrushes are gaining in popularity here. But this year, as the leading manufacturers roll out new

Every time you lose a tooth, your life gets shorter. That’s the conclusion researchers at Göteborg University, in Göteborg, Sweden reached — at least when

Slap on some hydrogen peroxide and it’s amazing what disappears from a tooth: bacteria, wine stains, even tetracycline coloring. But dental researchers have long wondered

You think parallel parking your SUV in a Corolla-sized space is tough? Try putting a dental implant in just the right spot in someone’s mouth.

Can you fight bacteria with bacteria? Apparently so, according to a new animal study in the November issue of the Journal of Dental Research. In

Pumpkin patches, a nip in the air, goblins, ghosts, ghouls — and lots of candy. Yup, it’s that time of year again. And around the

SAN FRANCISCO — Chomping away on gum has never been a charming habit, but now we have a legitimate medical excuse for it. That’s according

After attending a meeting on plaque in the late 1990s, Albany, California dentist Nathan Kaufman, DDS, began to see just how much dentists could do

Ultreo, Inc., makers of Ultreo, a power toothbrush based on ultrasound waveguide technology, filed a counter suit against Procter & Gamble in the United States

Maxwell H. Anderson, D.D.S, M.S., M.Ed., doesn’t spend much time filling cavities these days. Instead, he’s hard at work putting other dentists out of that